NOTICE.

Of Appointment of Mr. Edward Morton to act as Town Clerk at first Elections of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors for the Incorporated Town of Riverton.

NOTICE is hereby given, that His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in exercise of the power vested in him in [that behalf by the “Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865,”] has nominated and appointed

MR. EDWARD MORTON

to receive nominations of Candidates, and to do and perform at the first Elections of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors, for the said Incorporated Town, under the said Ordinance, all acts in and by the said Ordinance required to be done by the Town Clerk of the Incorporated Town of Riverton, before a Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors can be elected at such first Elections, under the provisions of the said Ordinance.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 28th June, 1871.

NOTICE

Of appointment of Mr. Richard Rock to preside at polling in North Ward, at the Election of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors, for the Incorporated Town of Riverton.

NOTICE is hereby given, that His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in exercise of the powers vested in him in that behalf by the Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance, 1865,” has nominated and appointed

MR. RICHARD ROCK

to be the person before whom shall be held within the North Ward of the Incorporated Town of Riverton the polling at the Election under the said Ordinance, of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors, for the said Incorporated Town, at the first Elections held under the said Ordinance for the said Incorporated Town, and to do within the said Ward, at such first Elections, all such acts as by the said Ordinance are required to be done by a Councillor or other person appointed to preside at the polling at Elections of Mayor, Councillors and Auditors.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 28th June, 1871.

NOTICE.

Of appointment of Mr. Peter Paxton to preside at polling in South Ward, at the Election of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors, for the Incorporated Town of Riverton.

NOTICE is hereby given, that His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in exercise of the powers vested in him in that behalf by the “Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1865,” has nominated and appointed

MR. PETER PAXTON

to be the person before whom shall be held within the South Ward of the Incorporated Town of Riverton, the polling at the Election under the said Ordinance, of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors, for the said Incorporated Town, at the first Elections held under the said Ordinance for the said Incorporated Town, and to do within the said Ward, at such first Elections, all such acts as by the said Ordinance are required to be done by a Councillor or other person appointed to preside at the polling at Elections of Mayor, Councillors, and Auditors.

D. REID,
Provincial Secretary.

Provincial Secretary’s Office,
Dunedin, 28th June, 1871.

NOTICE

Of day and place of Nomination of Candidates for the office of Mayor of the Incorporated Town of Riverton.

WHEREAS, His Honor James Macandrew, Esquire, Superintendent of the Province of Otago, in exercise of the powers vested in him by the “Otago Municipal Corporations Ordinance 1865,” has by warrant under his hand appointed me, the undersigned John Petchell, to be the person to give Public Notice, as by law required, of the place, day, and hour for the nomination of Candidates for election to the office of Mayor, at the first Election of Mayor, for the Incorporated Town of Riverton, under the said Ordinance; and to attend on the day of the nomination of Candidates for such office at such first Election, and to preside, do, and perform, at such first Election, all the acts by the said Ordinance required or directed to be done by the Mayor of the said Incorporated Town of Riverton at the Election of Mayor.

Now therefore, I, the said John Petchell, notify that Wednesday the 2nd day of August, 1871, at noon, at the Court House, in the said Incorporated Town of Riverton, have been appointed as the day, hour, and place for nomination of Candidates for Election to the office of Mayor, of the said Incorporated Town of Riverton at the ensuing Election, and I do hereby give notice that I shall attend at the said place, and at the day and time hereinbefore mentioned, and shall then cause to be publicly opened and read all such nominations of Candidates for Election to the office of Mayor, of the said Incorporated Town as shall be in due form, and shall have been lodged with Edward Morton, the person appointed by His Honor the Superintendent to act as Town Clerk at such Election, at his office, before noon of the said 2nd day of August, 1871.

Dated at Riverton, this 5th day of July, 1871.

JOHN PETCHELL.

PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.

IN Conformity to the 29th Section of the “Gold Fields Act 1866,” and to the Regulations made under that Act and the Gold Fields Acts Amendment Acts of 1867, 1868, and 1869, for the granting of leases for gold mining purposes within the Province of Otago, it is hereby notified that it is intended to grant a lease for gold mining purposes of Crown Lands to the applicant specified in the annexed Schedule, unless there shall be valid objections against granting such lease.

Objections to the granting of such lease, stating the grounds of objection, must be made in writing and lodged with the Warden at Queenstown, on or before the 28th day of July, 1871.

Copy of the application made, and plans annexed, may be seen at the Warden’s Office at Queenstown.

Given under my hand, at Dunedin, this eighteenth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.

J. MACANDREW,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE.

Ah Go and Company, for three acres of land situated at Skipper’s Creek, below British Mining Company.